The third part of any power pause is always about gaining clarity about what REALLY matters to you, so you and Realign and Refocus. When I say what matters, what I mean is what matters in your heart, spirit and body (the mind is not helpful in this realm, because it's job is to sort, it does not sense into what is real, aligned or life-energizing for you.)

What became so evident to me in my research around the roots of burnout, overwhelm, workstyle bias, & self-sacrifice and the real path to creating sustainable success & whole lives that foster true wellbeing is this:

Most people make the mistake of focusing on finding more time - "If I just had more time. I need to find time. When I have more time..."  This will only keep you in scarcity, lack and slaving away to the now.

The Wise ones know that the super power is in Creating SPACE within our NOW to co-create the next. 

Which is exactly what I am going to guide you through in Part 2 of the Equinox Power Pause - although you can do this anytime and work with the next 3-4 month cycle ahead. 

I will lead us through a 3-inquiry (plus bonus one) process, including visualization and meditation so you can really FEEL into your heart what matters and

• Stay present to what is happening in your NOW so you can savor what you are harvesting, and truly find joy and feel fulfilled in the process 
• Name what is wanting and needing to shift, so you can make space for the next, in your now
• Name WHAT you desire space for - give specific heart felt  language to it and then CLAIM that space with fierce self-advocacy
• Put the structure and support in place + name the next few steps to make this space a reality that you get to PLAY in!

See you there!
Christine 

P.S. Remember -->> REVIEW + / or SHARE this Power Pause with a friend. Use the inquiries (listed below), share from the heart, witness each other, and WOW!

*** Resources + Connect

1.. Overwhelmed and Over It the book + the companion journal. Section 4 - Liberate Your Time. Learn more www.OverwhelmedandOverit.com 

2. To be notified of upcoming progams: Sign up for Christine's twice a month wisdom letter here https://christinearylo.com/wisdom-letter-signup/

*** Upcoming Happenings & Trainings & Retreats

1. Align to Your Design - Transformational Career Path, Life Design & Leadership Impact
   - 1:1 Mentorship and Coaching
2. Elevate Leadership Wisdom Council for Women Re-Imagining & Designing Next Cycle of Career, Life, Leadership.  

*** Wisdom Inquires from Power Pause 

Write these out and contemplate them or conversate with a freind. Considering the cycle you chose - 3 or 4 months

1. Stay Present - What do you desire to stay present to in this next cycle (3 or 4 months), to receive the harvest now while creating the next?
2. Shfit - What is calling for a shift this next cycle, starting now? Look in these areas: What is calling for attention? What pattern or habit needs to shift? What way of working is no longer in alignment / is not working? Where are there imbalances in your giving and receiving? 
3. What really matters to you to create SPACE for in this next cycle? NAME it to Claim it. 
4. Claim the space by getting clear on:: What structure is needed / would hold me and create an incubator for me? What support would help me stay true to this desire & keep focus on it & make it fun? What are the next steps?  

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Wise beings know how to use the natural cycles of the earth and universe to support us to grow our work, wealth and relationships, and to support our health, and keep us focused on what matters.

Which is why one of my top three pratices for staying out of burnout and overwhelm and stay on the path of sustainable success, impact and wellbeing in the "Power Pause" + why I created the next two episodes for you, which are really more like a mini retreat. 

Power pauses are an elevated leadership best practice we do quarterly, at the Equinoxes and Solstices, the natural shifting times. Equinoxes are all about illuminating imbalances, shifting habits to restore wellbeing, and re-focusing your priorities and intentions for the next quarter.

The theme of Sept Equinox is always Harvest. This year, I added the themes of HONOR +  RECEIVE + CREATE THE NEXT WHILE LIVING THE NOW - because I feel like these are the energies and equations that will most support us in this cycle.

Tune into this Power Pause and learn some about:

• Learn the wisdom behind taking power pauses 4 times a year 
• Making the invisible and the internal visible  - so we can feel it and value it 
• Honoring the process vs the product 

I will lead us through a 3 inquiry process, including visualization and meditation so you can really FEEL and register in your body, brain and being: 

• How the energy and effort and focus you have given is returning harvest to you (but you have to pause to receive the harvest) 
• That you have been stretched & chosen to stretch - so you can harvest the strength & keep the wisdom gained. 
• You are supported & sustained in so many ways - but you have to soak it in to believe it. 

See you there! 

Christine 

P.S. Remember -->> REVIEW + / or SHARE this Power Pause with a friend. Use the inquiries (listed below), share from the heart, witness each other, and WOW!

P.P.S. Come over to the Feminine Wisdom Cafe to share / be inspired by others self-honoring at Sept Equinox - Click here. 

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Resources + Connect

1.. Overwhelmed and Over It the book + the companion journal. Learn more www.OverwhelmedandOverit.com 

2. To be notified of upcoming progams: Sign up for Christine's twice a month wisdom letter here https://christinearylo.com/wisdom-letter-signup/

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Upcoming Happenings & Trainings & Retreats

1. Align to Your Design - Transformational Career Path, Life Design & Leadership Impact
   - 1:1 Mentorship and Coaching
2. Elevate Leadership Wisdom Council for Women Re-Imagining & Designing Next Cycle of Career, Life, Leadership.  

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HONORING Wisdom Inquires from Power Pause 

Write these out and contemplate them or conversate with a freind. HONOR WHAT...  

1. You are receiving harvest from now because of the choices you made or attention and focus you gave during this year? (or the past year?)
2. Has started taking root?
3. Has stretched you? And then strengthened you?
4. Has sustained and supported you?

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What do you 'do' when you find yourself in a time when the pressure is alot, the pace is intense, there's a lot happening - whether it's stuff you are excited about or stuff that's dragging you down? How do you move through it without becoming overwhelmed by it? 

Pressure and stress are part of life - but there is a difference between toxic pressure and stress that makes you sick and creates distress, and healthy pressure that stretches and supports you to grow. 

The notion that you should be able to stay strong and push through when the pressure increases is actually a program for self sacrifice, burnout, and isolation - one I invite you to release. And instead embrace this as the new design: YOU receive the support, space, and true strength you need, desire and require during times when the pressure is high.

There's a different way to 'do' pressure, and a much healthier way to relate to the pressures coming at you - in ways that are more empowering, human and balanced. There is a lot of pressure that comes at you that is NOT yours to take on, and that you have more choice than you know to say No Thank You Pressure Making Monsters! 

Consider this: If you want to do more than manage through pressure and intense times, you have to be able to SEE THE SOURCE of the pressure in order to gain the wisdom of how to work with it, in ways that empower you to receive the benefits without crossing the boundary into toxic distress.

Tune into Feminine Power Time: #220: Feeling Pressure? What to "Do" When You are In It 

Together we will explore these three inquiries, to shine a light on where you have the power to release pressure, create space, and dance through or surrender into the change, challenge or situations you find moving through:     

1. Where is the pressure coming from? The 4 sources of pressure - self, other, system, society. We'll sense into each one and shed light on where the pressure is coming from. 
   
2. What do you want to do with it? The 4 choices for working with the pressure vs. the pressure working you over. Shift out of it. Surrender to it. Dance through it. Create space within it. 
   
   
3. What structure you need to put in place daily, weekly and monthly so you relax, release, rest and restore during times you are under pressure?  These 4 practices that will get you through this without burning out. Breathers. Movers. End Dates. Receivers. 

See you there! Bring your Overwhelmed and Over It book if you have it to refer to.

Christine

P.S. REMEMBER to do 2 things. 1. Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications. 2.  SHARE this podcast with a friend to Elevate together --> share your pressure sources & strategies with each other, and be each others permission slips (more on that at end of the podcast)  https://christinearylo.com/podcast/

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TRANSFORMATIONAL CAREER MENTORSHIP 

• Align to Your Design Career Path, Life Design & Leadership Impact Mentorship and Consultation with Christine. Learn more https://christinearylo.com/align-to-your-design-career-leadership-mentorship/

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS 

• Self Love Essentials: Tools for Wellbeing, Resiliency & Transformation - Starts third week of September, once per year.  www.SelfLoveTraining.com 

RESOURCES 

• Overwhelmed & Over It Book  www.OverwhelmedandOverIt.com 
  Page 235 - Self Induced Toxic Time Pressure

CONNECT:

• Subscribe to Christine's Monthly Wisdom Letters - https://christinearylo.com/wisdom-letter-signup/
• Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinearylo/
• Feminine Wisdom Cafe - private online community off social media: http://www.FeminineWIsdomcafe.com
• You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristineArylo

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